Colours of the South Rosso 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Colours of the South Rosso 2023.

Colours of the South Rosso 2023
$35, 13.5% alcohol, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

This is a blend of montepulciano, aglianico and negroamaro grapes.

Last year’s release was excellent and this release, again, is bang on. This is both ridiculously drinkable – and more-ish – and yet complex at the same time. It almost feels like sleight-of-hand. Pencil, chocolate, red and black cherries and suede leather flavours, all pulled together by silty tannin and mouthwatering acidity. It tastes so good. It finishes with a lovely dryness. It’s a treat of a wine. 94 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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